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Dallas Wayne Nichol digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1214

Scope and Contents

The photographs document Nichol's skiing at Alta, and one shows him on a boat on a river trip.

Dates

  • 1949-1980

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Dallas Wayne Nichol was born on October 30, 1910 and died on May 12, 1989. At 20 years old, he became deaf and needed hearing aids for the rest of his life. He was an avid skier at Alta, and helped start the Deseret News Ski School. He taught skiing for 48 years. A general contractor, he also built the Rustler Lodge and the Watson Shelter at Alta; remodeled the Alta Lodge; and worked on the ski lifts, swimming pool, and other buildings at the resort, accepting ski passes in payment. He was a friend of Alf and Sverre Engen, and met them when he was helping to pack the ski runs at Ekker Hill, where the Engen brothers were competing in a ski jumping meet.

Extent

9 digital images

Abstract

The Dallas Wayne Nichol digital photograph collection contains scans of images of Dallas Wayne Nichol skiing at Alta, Utah and one photo of river running.

Related Materials

See also the Dallas Wayne Nichol papers (ACCN 2195) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

See also the 3 video tapes of river running; skiing; and Don and Mary Harris located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Forms part of the Utah Ski Archives.
Title
Guide to the Dallas Wayne Nichol digtial photograph collection, 1949-1980
Author
Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863